{"id":483083,"date":"2026-03-19T00:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483083\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:26:12","slug":"pejac-transforms-basic-graph-paper-into-detailed-trompe-loeil-tableaux-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483083\/","title":{"rendered":"Pejac Transforms Basic Graph Paper into Detailed, Trompe-L&#8217;\u0153il Tableaux \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of a person using a jackhammer to break open the surface to reveal the outline of the hands of God and Adam touching from the Sistine Chapel\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>\u201cArt in Veins\u201d (2025). All images courtesy of Pejac, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>Graph paper is commonly used for plotting, well, graphs, plus other spatial and mathematical visualizations. But for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pejac.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pejac<\/a>, its potential goes way beyond a two-dimensional gridded surface. The artist, who is known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/trompe-loeil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trompe-l\u2019\u0153il<\/a> paintings and playful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/pejac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">street art interventions<\/a>, often turns to the precise geometry of gridded sketchbooks in order to challenge perception and think instead about depth and movement.<\/p>\n<p>From a group of kids tossing snowballs\u2014wait, they\u2019re cubes from the grid itself\u2014to a construction worker carving out a silhouette of the famous Sistine Chapel motif of God and Adam\u2019s hands touching, Pejac challenges our sense of space and the possibilities of the \u201cblank slate.\u201d Find more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pejac_art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"Detail of \u201cMind Trip\u201d (2022)\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cMind Trip\u201d (2022)\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cMind Trip\u201d (2022)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-6.jpg\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of a young person making a snow angel\" class=\"wp-image-471465\"  \/><\/a>Detail of \u201cMind Trip\u201d (2022)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-5.jpg\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of young people throwing snowballs that look like the squares of the grid\" class=\"wp-image-471464\"  \/><\/a>Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-4.jpg\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of a person constructing something with the squares of the grid\" class=\"wp-image-471463\"  \/><\/a>Detail of \u201cThe Architect\u201d (2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"\u201cEmerge\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cEmerge\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cEmerge\u201d (2020)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-3.jpg\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of a shark swimming across the surface\" class=\"wp-image-471462\"  \/><\/a>\u201cEmerge\u201d (2020)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"Detail of \u201cEmerge\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cEmerge\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cEmerge\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-2.jpg\" alt=\"A detail of a graphite drawing on graph paper of a shark swimming across the surface\" class=\"wp-image-471461\"  \/><\/a>Detail of \u201cEmerge\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"\u201cFossil\u201d (2018)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cFossil\u201d (2018)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cFossil\u201d (2018)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-1.jpg\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of a tree in a frame\" class=\"wp-image-471460\"  \/><\/a>\u201cFossil\u201d (2018)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"\u201cHidden Gold\u201d (2023)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cHidden Gold\u201d (2023)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cHidden Gold\u201d (2023)\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-8.jpg\" alt=\"A graphite drawing on graph paper of a person digging into the surface as if moving around the squares of the grid like dirt\" class=\"wp-image-471457\"  \/><\/a>\u201cHidden Gold\u201d (2023)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"Detail of \u201cHidden Gold\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cHidden Gold\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cHidden Gold\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-7.jpg\" alt=\"A detail of a graphite drawing on graph paper of a person digging into the surface as if moving around the squares of the grid like dirt\" class=\"wp-image-471456\"  \/><\/a>Detail of \u201cHidden Gold\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471455\" title=\"Detail of \u201cArt in Veins\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cArt in Veins\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cArt in Veins\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pejac-9.jpg\" alt=\"A detail of a graphite drawing on graph paper of a person using a jackhammer to break open the surface to reveal the outline of the hands of God and Adam touching from the Sistine Chapel\" class=\"wp-image-471458\"  \/><\/a>Detail of \u201cArt in Veins\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Hide advertising<\/p>\n<p>Save your favorite articles<\/p>\n<p>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Receive members-only newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cArt in Veins\u201d (2025). All images courtesy of Pejac, shared with permission Graph paper is commonly used for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,19407,96,97932,171656,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-483083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-drawing","tag-entertainment","tag-graphite","tag-pejac","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}